New Deadline!!! July 7!!!
CALL for ENTRIES.
CELEBRATE SPIN MEMBERS
Hey SPIN member—just what you prayed for—a few extra days to finish your entry. If you are attending one of the Silk in Santa Fe classes or the conference, don’t miss this chance to exhibit in the membership show at the Santa Fe Community College. Doing something new and different? Just beginning to master a tricky technique? Show us! This work will not be judged but viewed by members and students who will want to learn what you are doing and how.
Complete and
send in your Exhibit entry information as soon
as possible. Don’t procrastinate. We can only accept the first fifty
entries. We need those first fifty entries to have a show!
MEMBER'S FINE ARTS EXHIBITION
ELIGIBILITY
If you are a current member of SPIN attending the 2008 Conference and/or workshops at Santa Fe Community College, you may submit one work to the exhibit. All work must be original, created solely by the artist, executed since April, 2006. Work may be painted, dyed, or printed on silk fabric or of silk combined with mixed media. There is some limited space for 3-d work. Garments or wearable art should be entered into the Member's Fashion Show which will be held Saturday August 9.
SPIN reserves the right to reject work received that is misrepresented by the entry image, is not prepared for hanging or display, that otherwise does not meet entry form specifications or deemed inappropriate for public display.
No work accepted may be withdrawn before the close of the exhibition. Note: Gallery limitations may preclude unusual hanging requirements. Work may be for sale. SPIN will charge no commission on sales. Buyer will be responsible for cost of shipping artwork.
FRAMING AND SIZE LIMITATIONS
Paintings and wall hangings must be gallery ready including wire and hanging fixtures. Be sure wire ends are taped. Size: maximum framed size is 40” x 40”. Attach a label to the back with Title, size, artist name and contact information.
There is some limited space for 3-d work. These will be handled on an individual basis.
IMAGES
Although this exhibit is not judged, we need images to help plan the display and to have a record of this exhibit. Plus this is what you do when you enter an exhibit! To streamline the exhibition process, we are requesting that all images submitted should be in digital form. They can be submitted on a CD or as an attachment to an email.
Images should accurately represent the artist's work and be of good, clear quality. Each image should be no greater than 1 Mbytes in size.
ENTRY PROCEDURES
Each artist attending Silk Painters International Festival can exhibit one entry.
The non-refundable entry fee is $15.00. You can pay this fee using the Paypal button below
Submissions must include the artist’s name, address, and either an email address or a contact phone number (both would be great). Please include a 100 word artist’s statement relating to the work you are submitting. Each image must include a title and a description of materials and techniques.
Please attach the following statement to your entry:
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Neither Silk Painters International (SPIN) nor the Santa Fe Community College, or the Insitute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) nor its officers, employees or volunteers nor any receiving or leasing agent will be liable for loss or damage to any work of art submitted to this exhibition. Insurance, if desired for shipping, exhibition or any other reason, is the responsibility of the individual artist.
I hereby agree to the above liability clause and to abide by all the rules and regulations set forth. Permission is granted to photograph my fashion pieces and use my images on the SPIN or Silk in Santa Fe websites.
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The above information with an attached image should be emailed to schueler@spinn.net
or mailed to
Karen Schueler
35 Daren Road
Newark, DE 19711
Your application is not complete until you have paid your entry fee so make sure you do.
DEADLINE:
Entry form must be emailed or postmarked by July 7, 2008. We will accept entries on a first come basis until our exhibit space is filled (approximately 50 pieces).
DELIVERY AND RETURN OF WORK
The preferred delivery would be to hand deliver at the Santa Fe Community College on Monday, August 4 between 10 am – 5 pm and to collect work in person on Sunday, August 10. If you must ship artwork, pack in reusable box and include return shipping label and postage or prepay for return shipping. Ship work with your return address clearly printed via insured carrier with package marked SPIN Fine Art Exhibition to arrive by July 31, 2008.
Please state with entry information whether you plan to ship or hand deliver/ pick-up your work.
Entrant will be responsible for insurance.
INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES
International entries may be submitted. Please consult with your postal shipment service early regarding regulations and shipping dates.
SCHEDULE
Your application will be acknowledged when received. July 7, 2008 is the deadline for submitting all information Ship art by mid-July for Aug show. Work may be picked up by exhibitors who are attending the conference on August 10; otherwise the artist must prepay for return shipping.
Art work may be shipped to the folowing address:
SPIN c/o Jean Marie Crockett
Department of Continuing Education
Santa Fe Community College
6401 Richards Ave. Rm # 236
Santa Fe, NM 87508-4887
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EXHIBITION CO-CHAIRS
Exhibit Co-Chairs are
Karen Schueler, (505) 889-0103, schueler@spinn.net
Michelle Sokol, (216) 406-7037